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Plate Tectonics
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Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
divergent boundary
transform boundary
tectonic plate
mantle
2. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary
strike-slip fault
lithosphere
folding
fault block boundary
3. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
core
crust
tectonic plate
strike-slip fault
4. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
mantle
reverse fault
folded mountains
fault-block mountains
5. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
core
transform boundary
asthenosphere
folding
6. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
transform boundary
mesosphere
core
folding
7. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
mesosphere
volcanic mountains
normal fault
fault-block mountains
8. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
reverse fault
mantle
transform boundary
tension
9. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
transform boundary
strike-slip fault
asthenosphere
fault-block mountains
10. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
convergent boundary
fault-block mountains
sea-floor spreading
continental drift
11. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
compression
divergent boundary
continental drift
lithosphere
12. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
compression
tectonic plate
folding
crust
13. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
tectonic plate
fault
crust
mantle
14. The bending of rock layers due to stress
continental drift
fault block boundary
plate tectonics
folding
15. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle
compression
core
tectonic plate
convergent boundary
16. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
tension
divergent boundary
lithosphere
mantle
17. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
mesosphere
folded mountains
convergent boundary
tension
18. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
transform boundary
plate tectonics
continental drift
mesosphere
19. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
folded mountains
crust
tectonic plate
convergent boundary
20. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
fault block boundary
transform boundary
normal fault
reverse fault
21. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
tension
crust
folded mountains
fault
22. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around
plate tectonics
tectonic plate
lithosphere
continental drift
23. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations
mantle
folding
continental drift
lithosphere
24. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
compression
fault-block mountains
reverse fault
folding